Head-forming device.



S. ROMAN;

HEAD FORMING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.11, 1909.

Patented June 28, 1910.

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HEAD FORMING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11, 1909.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN ROIVIAN,. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HEAD-FORMING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN ROMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Head-Forming Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to head forming devices for shaping fur heads for use in connection with fur garments, ornaments, rugs and other fur articles, and relates more particularly to a device of this class comprising relatively movable members adapted to be secured in juxtaposition, and a form between the members and adapted to receive a fur head, the members being adapted to shape the head.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durable head-forming device, for properly shaping fur heads, which can be easily and expeditiously manipulated, by means of which the fur heads can be given the desired shape, which permits the heads to dry rapidly while being shaped in the device, and which can be inexpensively manufactured.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of an embodiment of my invention showing a form of separable parts removed from the device and illustrating the head-forming device itself. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one type of form; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a fur head mounted upon a form; Fig. 1 is an enlarged, longitudinal section of the device showing the same in use; Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4:; Fig. 6 is a similar view on the line 66 of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a transverse section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 8 showing another type of form; and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the lastmentioned form.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, it should be clearly understood that the fur heads of small animals are used as ornamentation in connection with certain fur garments and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 11, 1909.

Patented June 28, 1910. Serial No. 532,582.

other articles, such as rugs, muffs, boas and the like. These heads are fashioned from the fur heads drawn from the skull of the animal, and filled with a suitable form of rubber or other material, which replaces the skull. In the manufacture of the heads, it is necessary to sew together all incisions and torn places in the pelt, which were made at the time the skin was removed from the animal or during the process of dressing the skin, and to wet the head thoroughly with water to adapt it to receive the artificial skull or form therein. I provide a device which is fashioned in the nature of a press, for forming the fur head and ermitting it to dry while being held in the shape of the artificial skull, so that the resulting head is quite artistic in appearance. I employ a form which is inserted in the head while it is drying, and which is removed, to permit the introduction into the head of the rubber or other like member.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I employ a base plate or member 10, which at one end has an extension 11, and is fashioned from metal such as brass or other suitable material. The base has laterally extended parts 12, corresponding to the wider part of the head and tapering to the narrower, snout part 13, at which the extension 11 is located. At the opposite extremity, the base has an opening 14:, in which is pivotally mounted a ring or shackle 15, for a purpose to appear hereinafter.

For the sake of lightness, the extension 11 is cut away at the front to form sides 16. A top pressure member 17, is employed in connection with the base, and near the tapered extremity has a part 18, of inverted U cross section, the sides of which are pivotally mounted by means of a pivot pin 19 at the sides 16. The part 18 corresponds to the snout of the head, and is formed to receive the snout as is shown most clearly in Fig. 1. Rearwardly of the part 18, the top has downwardly and outwardly curved sides 20, which correspond to the larger part of the head and are adapted to shape the same. The part 20 constitutes a shield, and like the part 18, has perforations or openings 21, which facilitate the drying of the head while the same is being formed.

The top 17, rearwardly of the part 20, has an arm or shank 22 which, owing to the material from which the top is formed (this material being preferably metal), possesses a certain normal resiliency. It is provided I near the rear end with recesses 23, each adapted to receive the shackle 15 when the parts are in juxtaposition, so that they can be clamped together as is shown most clearly in Fig. 1. The base of the part 13 has a plurality of grooves 2st, and a slot 2% which assist in providing the under part of the snout of the head with the proper shape, as is indicated in Fig. 5, and also aid in the drying of the fur.

I prefer to employ a sectional form which receives the fur head or section A. The preferred type of form comprises a central member 25, having a snout portion 26, and rearwardly thereof an upwardly curved bow 27, forming part of the skull proper. The part 25 has an extended shank or stem 28, which permits its manipulation without difiiculty, for example, when forcing it into or withdrawing it from the head. At each side the member 25 has a lateral extension 29, upwardly tapered at the forward part. Side pieces 30, are associated with the member 25, and are of curved form to corre spond to the curvature of the bow 27 and constitute therewith the rounded skull portion of the form. The parts 30 are preferably hollow for the sake of lightness, and have upwardly offset walls 31 at the inner sides, each adapted to engage an extension 29, and having thereunder, at the front, undercut recesses 32 receiving the beveled, forward parts of the extensions 29. The part 25 is tapered toward the snout 26 so that when in position in a head, with the parts 30, it can be withdrawn to permit the subsequent removal of the parts 30. F urthermore, this tapered shape causes a wedging action when the form is being introduced into the head, and thereby the skin is suitably stretched.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a modified type of form which is not sectional and comprises the rounded skull part 33, the snout portion 3 1 and the stem 35. In general, it accords with the form shown for example in Figs. 1 and 2, and is similarly used and serves a like purpose.

The head A when ready for shapinghas a form introduced into it and is then placed upon the base 10 of the device, the snout being arranged above the part 13 of the base. A pin 36 of suitable form is passed through an opening in the end of the snout of the head, as is shown in Fig. 3, and is received by upwardly extending recesses 37, of the sides of the part 18 of the top. The pin 36 is of assistance in the manipulation of the head and aids in giving the snout the proper form. The top is pressed downward upon the head when the latter is in posi tion, and the parts 17 and 18 tend to give the head its natural form, these parts be ing shaped for this purpose. The shackle is passed over the end of the arm 22, the top being firmly pressed upon the head, and the parts are thus clamped together, the normal resiliency of the arm permitting it to be depressed so that the ring can be passed over the end of the shank 22. After the top is forced upon the head, the pin 36 can be slightly raised to point the snout of the head. The head is allowed to remain in position until it is thoroughly dried, whereupon it is removed and the form withdrawn. The head is then ready to receive the rubber or other skull.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A device of the class described, comprising a base, a top hinged at one end to said base, and having a spring arm, said base having a shackle adapted to engage said arm to secure said members together, and a removable form positioned between said base and said top and adapted to receive a removable fur head.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a base, a top hinged at one end to said base, said base having at the other end a pivoted shackle, said top having a normally resilient extension adapted to be received by said shackle and having a plurality of notches each ada ted to engage said shackle, and a removable 'orm positioned between said base and said top and adapted to receive a fur head temporarily, while the head is being formed.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a base, a top hinged to said base, means for clamping said base and said top together, said top having a downwardly and outwardly curved part provided with edge recesses, and a removable form positioned between said base and said top and adapted to receive a fur head, said edge recesses of said part serving to receive a pin associated with said head and extending transversely of the device.

1. A device of the class described, comprising a base, a top hinged to said base, means for clamping said base and said top together, said top having a downwardly and outwardly curved and perforated part, said base having a grooved and perforated part, said base being laterally extended rearwardly of said grooved and perforated part, and a removable portion positioned between said base and said top and adapted to receive a fur head.

5. A device of the class described, com prising a base having at one end an extension, a top having a part of U cross section receiving said extension and pivotally connected therewith, said top having an out-- wardly and downwardly curved shield rear wardly of said part of U cross section, said top further having a rearwardly extended arm, said base having a shackle adapt-ed removably to receive said arm, whereby said base and said top can be clamped together,

and a removable form positioned between said base and said top and adapted to receive a fur head.

6. In a device of the class described, a form adapted to receive removably, a fur head to shape the same while it is drying, and comprising a central, tapered part having a rounded, upward extension, and at each side a wedge-shaped extension, and side parts adapted to be associated with said central part, to form therewith a predetermined shape, and each having a recess adapted removably to receive one of said wedge-shaped extensions.

7. In a device of the class described, a

form adapted removably to receive a fur head, and comprising a central part having a bow intermediate its ends, and at the sides of said how Wedge-shaped extensions and rounded side members each having a recess adapted to receive one of said extensions, said side members and said bow forming a rounded shape corresponding to the skull of a fur head, said central member having an extended part corresponding to the snout of a fur head.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

STEPHEN ROMAN.

WVitnesses:

JOHN H. MIsoHo, ANTHONY F. KUPFERSCHMITT. 

